A Christmas Story: Where are they now?

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Melinda Dillon played the the Parker family's ever-doting mother. She continues to act and played a memorable role in the film ‘Magnolia’ as TV game show host Jimmy Gator’s wife. But her most acclaimed performances came before 'A Christmas Story.' She was in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘Absence of Malice.’

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Melinda Dillon played the the Parker family's ever-doting mother. She continues to act and played a memorable role in the film ‘Magnolia’ as TV game show host Jimmy Gator’s wife. But her most acclaimed performances came before 'A Christmas Story.' She was in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘Absence of Malice.’